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“The beginning of spring” painting behind the scenes

Finally the beginning of spring! The flowers are starting to bloom, the birds are singing, I love this season.

“The beginning of spring” (Le début du printemps) painting.

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“A path” painting behind the scenes

Just a cute little path in a park at the start of spring. The magnolias are starting to bloom.

“A path” (Un chemin) painting

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“Barbieux park” painting behind the scenes

Barbieux park is one of the most beautiful urban parks in France with 34 hectares of true english garden. We can found 60 species of trees with a extraordinary wildlife. A beautiful place to have a walk on sunday afternoon.

“Barbieux park” (Parc Barbieux) painting

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“Messy pond” painting behind the scenes

First sunny day of spring! I love these messy ponds with grass coming out of the water and wood floating all over the place.

“Messy pond” (Etang) painting

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“Cows in a field” painting behind the scenes

It is very impressive to see that despite a very large field the cows lie down side by side.

“Cows in a field” (Vaches dans un champ) painting

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“Reflection” painting behind the scenes

Small study on the reflection in a pond. Very interesting to see how the reflections change with the sun and the clouds during the day.

“Reflection” (Reflet) painting.

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“Cap Gris-Nez” painting behind the scenes

Cap Gris-Nez is a cape located in Audinghen in the north of France. It is the closest point on the French coast to England, only 30.3 km. At this spot the two countries are so close that we can see the English coast on sunny days.

“Cap Gris-Nez” painting

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“Le saut de la bourrique” painting behind the scenes

“Le Saut de la Bourrique” is a waterfall in the Vosges mountains located in the town of Gérardmer.
The legend attached to the name of this waterfall comes from a donkey that belonged to a lord. Returning from the crusades, the lord was attacked by bandits, to protect him the animal threw itself on them at the foot of the waterfall where it perished with the disbelievers.

“Le saut de la bourrique” painting

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“Lake Longemer” painting behind the scenes

A beautiful lake located not far from Gérardmer in the Vosges mountains , very calm and surrounded by nature.

On the west side of the lake you can find a small chapel dedicated to Saint Florent, already there in the middle of the 15th century, rebuilt in 1449, fallen into ruin and then rebuilt under the name of Saint-Laurent des Graviers in 1727. Before the build of the chapel, there was an oratory dedicated to Saint Barthélemy.

 “Lake Longemer” (Lac de Longemer) painting

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“At the top of the mountain in Gérardmer” painting behind the scenes

Usually, there is a lot of snow in Gérardmer at this time of year. This painting spot is actually a ski slope but without snow.

“At the top of the mountain in Gérardmer” (En haut de la montagne à Gérardmer) painting